[Homestead] Southern California fires
EarthNSky
erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Fri Oct 26 18:22:05 EDT 2007
Don Bowen KI6DIU wrote:
>
> The natives here were mostly semi nomadic but within carefully described
> and rather small boundaries with movement proscribed by seasonal food
> supplies. Some were in more or less permanent settlements in areas where
> water and food were available for most of the year. Many maintained farms.
>
> There is sufficient surface water and springs to support a significant but
> small population here. With dams and water control the maximum population
> that can be supported is about 5% of the current 2 million
> population. Surface water and springs can support about half that.
>
>
That pretty much answers my initial question. I've been to Phoenix and
LA, but not points in between or south.
I haven't spent a whole lot of time in CA, but to me, it seems like 3
different states...you got So Cal, Valley and Middle Cal-ranch and farm
style, and everything north of San Fran-mountain-rural(and beautiful
from what I've seen) Cal. :)
Bev
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